Newly Updated Technical Writing Certificate

Looking to enhance your technical writing skills to better communicate with your audiences? Your ideas are brilliant. But if your documentation isn’t clear, concise, and professional, your impact gets lost.

Newly revised and updated, our Technical Writing Certificate is designed to help you become a more confident technical writer in 15-16 weeks. Our flexible, asynchronous online format is designed for working professionals and is moderated by an industry professional with real-world experience. You’ll gain hands-on and practical experience, and our certificate program culminates with a technical communication portfolio piece.

• Location: Online Asynchronous/Flexible Schedule, Instructor Moderated
• Duration: 15-16 weeks
• REGISTER BY: September 22, 2025
• Next Start Date:  September 29, 2025 (will also be offered in Spring ’26)
• Cost: $1,649.00 (NONCREDIT)
• Learn more and register for Technical Writing Certificate

What You’ll Learn

• Distinguish technical communication from other forms of writing 
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of a technical writer 
• Identify and apply AI tools in the planning and development of technical content 
• Plan technical communication deliverables that explain how to complete the procedures within a process 
• Compose draft and final technical communication deliverables based upon planning phase pre-work 
• Apply accessibility best practices to technical content
• Produce a capstone project consisting of a technical communication deliverable that enables the reader to use a new product, understand a business process or proposal, or take action based on learning about something new

Learning Format

Online Asynchronous/Instructor Moderated – Benefit from the flexibility of asynchronous learning within the structure of a regular course. This format does not have real-time meetings, allowing you to complete weekly assignments and engage with course materials, peers, and the instructor at times that align with your personal schedule.

Meet the instructor, Blaise Mitsutama

Blaise has extensive professional experience in technical writing and editing, graphics, and document production in diverse fields, including environmental disciplines, academia, law, software development, architecture, finance, medicine, engineering, and construction. Currently, she shares her knowledge and experience by designing and teaching courses that combine technical communication best practices with both established and new technologies.